Emile Hallez

Emile Hallez is ESG editor at InvestmentNews. Previously he was U.S. news editor for ESG Clarity, covered retirement at InvestmentNews, and worked as a reporter and associate editor at Ignites, a Financial Times publication. Prior to his work in financial journalism, he cut his teeth as a reporter at Evergreen Newspapers, a small chain of community papers in Colorado. Going back even farther in time, he worked as a technician at a tissue bank, making bone, soft tissue and skin grafts. Emile is passionate about cycling, rock climbing, and environmental and animal rights issues. He can often be found exploring the woods of Maine with his wife, Meika, and rescue mutts Piper and Buckey.

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Nuveen gets new muni bond leader amid lawsuit settlement
YOUR PRACTICE PRACTICE MANAGEMENT APR 10, 2023
Nuveen gets new muni bond leader amid lawsuit settlement

As the firm announces a settlement of suits brought by Preston Hollow Community Capital, Nuveen announced that John Miller is retiring and will be replaced by Daniel Close.

Anti-ESG measures are everywhere, but some are floundering in GOP states
INVESTING ESG APR 07, 2023
Anti-ESG measures are everywhere, but some are floundering in GOP states

Fiduciaries are citing the high costs of legislation restricting the use of ESG, and some state leaders are listening.

ESG downgrades show complicated nature of sustainability ratings
INVESTING ESG APR 06, 2023
ESG downgrades show complicated nature of sustainability ratings

MSCI announced an adjustment that will lower its ESG scores on about 31,000 funds.

DWS ESG fund launch sets record for sales, at another ETF's expense
INVESTING ESG APR 05, 2023
DWS ESG fund launch sets record for sales, at another ETF's expense

A big client moved $2 billion from a different Xtrackers ESG exchange-traded fund to the new fund, the Xtrackers MSCI USA Climate Action Equity ETF.

Sustainable investing advocate US SIF names new policy director
YOUR PRACTICE PRACTICE MANAGEMENT APR 04, 2023
Sustainable investing advocate US SIF names new policy director

The hiring of Rachel Curley comes amid other leadership changes at the industry group, including a new CEO.

Sustainable fund advisor Mirova US gets new CEO
YOUR PRACTICE PRACTICE MANAGEMENT APR 03, 2023
Sustainable fund advisor Mirova US gets new CEO

Zineb Bennani has worked for parent firm Natixis since 2005.

ESG in advisors' own words
INVESTING ESG APR 03, 2023
ESG in advisors' own words

Financial advisors offer their thoughts on sustainable investing, how politics is affecting it, what clients want to know and how it could help or hurt their practices.

Love it or hate it, ESG has been around for decades — and it isn’t going away
INVESTING ESG APR 03, 2023
Love it or hate it, ESG has been around for decades — and it isn’t going away

Interest both for and against sustainable investing will almost certainly be rising — and that means that financial advisors can’t afford to ignore it.

Why that $6.2 billion outflow from an ESG ETF is not the end of sustainable investing
INVESTING ESG MAR 31, 2023
Why that $6.2 billion outflow from an ESG ETF is not the end of sustainable investing

Excluding the iShares ESG Aware ETF, sustainable funds saw positive net sales so far this year, according to data from Morningstar Direct.

2022 was rough year for near-retirees in target-date funds
RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING MAR 29, 2023
2022 was rough year for near-retirees in target-date funds

While stock and bond allocations hurt the performance of TDFs last year, fees declined and assets flowed to collective investment trusts, Morningstar found.